Power BI has quickly given Microsoft supremacy in analytics and real-time reporting, but it's only available as an online cloud service. Seeking parity, a revamped on-premises SQL Server Reporting Services 2016 will deliver rich features, such as a new UI, delivery of KPIs and HTML5-based reporting, but integration with Power BI for now is only a statement of direction.
- By Andrew Peterson
- 05/12/2016
Microsoft has added Windows Update to its emerging Server Management Tools, which are currently available at the preview stage.
Microsoft described Outlook improvements this week, along with other Office 365 news.
Microsoft has done a great job providing a ton of ways to customize and view reports.
Microsoft's emerging Nano Server deployment option can't be managed using Group Policy controls, the company noted this week, in an announcement.
The company will partner with eight universities to strengthen the AI's security base of knowledge.
This year Microsoft showed off improvements across its large line of products and services.
Microsoft has bolstered its Azure Active Directory Domain Services offering, which is currently at the preview stage.
Microsoft sent a message to Windows 10 upgrade holdouts this week that its free upgrade offer will be ending on July 29.
Here's what to expect when you install the first technical preview.
- By Paul Ferrill
- 05/06/2016
Microsoft has limited the ability of IT pros to control Windows Store access with the Windows 10 Pro edition, according to a report.
Microsoft has announced a fix today for its flawed update, known as "KB3148812".
The software for enterprises and hosting providers to build private and hybrid clouds based on the same technology that runs the Microsoft Azure public cloud service is in preview for testers to evaluate. Some say it could bring major changes to the datacenter.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/05/2016
Microsoft looks to have realized that the user experience is at the center of collaboration with its new common developer framework for SharePoint 2016 and Office 365.
- By Christian Buckley
- 05/04/2016
Microsoft's Internet browsers will stop trusting Web sites using SHA-1 certificates for security, starting this summer.